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The Husqvarna/Pfaff software is a powerful and comprehensive program, and it
can take months to learn all of the features. This HELP page
is a quick demonstration of how to open designs and
troubleshoot some common problems. Reference the software's
manual to explore the full capabilities of the program.
To open a design,
begin by opening the software. Then, click File, and Open.
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A pop-up box will
appear. Use the navigation tools on that box to find the
design on your computer. For example, I store designs in a
folder on my desktop, and the folder name is Embroidery
Library Designs.
I directed the
"open" box to that folder, and you can see that below.
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Left-click on
the design in the "open" window to highlight it, then click
the "open" button.
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The Husqvarna/Pfaff software can open many different formats -- DST, EXP,
HUS, VIP, VP3, and others. But it can't open a zipped file. If
you try to open a zipped file, you'll get this:
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Unzip designs
before attempting to open designs with the software, and
everything should work fine.
Click here for instructions for unzipping on a PC, and
click here for instructions for unzipping on a Mac.
Oftentimes
embroiderers change names of designs to suit their
categorization needs. The above design is called J6180.vip;
after downloading, you may wish to rename it. That's fine, but
keep the file extension intact; instead of naming it
butterfly, name it butterfly.vip (or similar). If you delete
the file extension, you'll get that "unrecognized file format"
error message.
The Husqvarna/Pfaff software has trouble when opening DST files that have
more than 96 color changes. If you try, you'll get this
message:
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Use a
different format, such as EXP, to get around that error
message. Or, use a different software that doesn't have this
color change limit (Embird is a good choice).
If you have
questions about the above, let us know! Send an email to
support@emblibrary.com.
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